Bird on a Wire vs Fool's Gold

Bird on a Wire has the higher audience score (6.2/10 against 5.8/10 for Fool's Gold). Bird on a Wire is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 1h 52m. Bird on a Wire is the older of the two (1990 against 2008). Both are adventure, comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bird on a Wire posterBird on a Wire1990 VS Fool's Gold posterFool's Gold2008
Bird on a WireFool's Gold
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 5.8/10
Year19902008
Length1h 50m1h 52m
GenresAction, Adventure, Comedy, RomanceAdventure, Comedy, Romance
Country––
DirectorJohn BadhamAndy Tennant
Main castMel Gibson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Duke, John Pyper-Ferguson, Goldie HawnMalcolm-Jamal Warner, Donald Sutherland, Ewen Bremner, Kate Hudson, Adam LeFevre

Synopsis

Bird on a Wire

An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.

Fool's Gold

Treasure hunter Ben "Finn" Finnegan has sunk his marriage to Tess and his trusty boat in his obsessive quest to find the legendary Queen's Dowry. When he finds a vital clue that may finally pinpoint the treasure's whereabouts, he drags Tess and her boss, billionaire Nigel Honeycutt, along on the hunt. But Finn is not the only one interested in the gold; his former mentor-turned-enemy Moe Fitch, hired by rapper-turned-gangster Bigg Bunny, will…

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